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OverviewIncorporating copious archival research and original close readings of American artist Grant Wood's iconic as well as lesser-known works, Grant Wood's Secrets reveals how his sometimes anguished psychology was shaped by his close relationship with his mother and how he channeled his lifelong oedipal guilt into his art. Presenting Wood's abortive autobiography ""Return from Bohemia"" for the first time ever, Sue Taylor integrates the artist's own recollections into interpretations of his art. As Wood dressed in overalls and boasted about his beloved Midwest, he consciously engaged in regionalist strategies, performing a farmer masquerade of sorts. In doing so, he also posed as conventionally masculine, hiding his homosexuality from his rural community. Thus, he came to experience himself as a double man. This book conveys the very real threats under which Wood lived and pays tribute to his resourceful responses, which were often duplicitous and have baffled art historians who typically take them at face value. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Sue TaylorPublisher: University of Delaware Press Imprint: University of Delaware Press Dimensions: Width: 15.70cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 1.247kg ISBN: 9781644531655ISBN 10: 1644531658 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 03 February 2020 Recommended Age: From 16 to 99 years Audience: Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , Primary & secondary/elementary & high school , College/higher education , Educational: Primary & Secondary , Educational: Primary & Secondary Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of Contents"List of illustrations Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1: A family affair Chapter 2: Fear and desire Chapter 3: Queer habits of dissembling Chapter 4: The ground itself Appendix: ""Return from Bohemia"" Chronology Endnotes Bibliography Index "Reviews"""Grant Wood’s Secrets has the makings of a landmark study. Beyond its far-reaching contributions to Wood scholarship, it also represents a signal achievement in queer studies and studies of masculinity. Wood experts will find a great deal that is new here, and those less familiar with his work will discover an artist whose life and career illuminate the story of American painting in exciting new ways.""— R. Tripp Evans, Wheaton College, author of Grant Wood: A Life" Grant Wood's Secrets has the makings of a landmark study. Beyond its far-reaching contributions to Wood scholarship, it also represents a signal achievement in queer studies and studies of masculinity. Wood experts will find a great deal that is new here, and those less familiar with his work will discover an artist whose life and career illuminate the story of American painting in exciting new ways. """Grant Wood’s Secrets has the makings of a landmark study. Beyond its far-reaching contributions to Wood scholarship, it also represents a signal achievement in queer studies and studies of masculinity. Wood experts will find a great deal that is new here, and those less familiar with his work will discover an artist whose life and career illuminate the story of American painting in exciting new ways."" -- R. Tripp Evans, Wheaton College, author of Grant Wood: A Life" Author InformationSue Taylor is Professor Emerita of Art History at Portland State University and the author of Hans Bellmer: The Anatomy of Anxiety. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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